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bacchanalia

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See also: Bacchanalia

English

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Etymology

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From Bacchanalia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌbæk.əˈnɑː.lɪə/
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Noun

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bacchanalia (plural bacchanalias)

  1. Any wild, orgiastic party or celebration.
    • 2023 October 6, Ryan Gilbey, “The double life of Rock Hudson: ‘Let’s be frank, he was a horndog!’”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      His sexuality had been an open secret within the industry for decades: his pool parties, described as “blond bacchanalias”, were legendary.
    • 2025 June 11, Oliver Wainwright, “‘Made for sex’: the hedonistic party palaces of New York’s Fire Island – and the blond bombshell who made them”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN:
      Now counting about 600 homes, it is a place of mythic weekend-long parties and carnal pleasure, a byword for bacchanalia and fleshy hedonism – but also simply a secluded haven where people can be themselves.
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